Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 51

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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COOLEY, Nellie Wooster (Mrs. Harlan Ward

Vassar Coll., 1886; studied in Germany, 1888, Paris, 1889; m. Harlan Ward Cooley (lawyer), of Chicago, Sept. 22, 1892; children: Julia, Harlan Wooster. Ex-pres. of Vassar Alumnæ Assn. Club: Chicago Woman's (ex-pres.). Contbr. original poems and transls. to mags. Home: 5318 Greenwood Av.

COOLEY, William Henry, mfr .; b. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1866: s. William T. and Mary (Smith) Cooley; ed. pub. schs, of Chicago; m. Annie Butler, of Ev- anston, May 14, 1891; 6 children: Alice M., Edward H., Arthur W., Maude E., William T., Harold B. After leaving sch., 1882, entered his father's snop, where learned the business of mfg. parquet and hardwood floors, and, upon the death of his father, in 1901, succeeded as sole proprietor. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Home: 1032 Maple Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 2741 Clybourn Av., Chicago.

COOLIDGE, Clarence Argyle, lawyer; b. Niles, Mich., Apr. 13, 1873; s. Orville W. and Katie ( Pet- tengill) Coolidge; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896; LL. B., Chicago Law Sch., 1899; unmarried. Came to Chicago, 1898, and entered law offices of Strong, Milsted & Ehle; admitted to 111. bar, 1899, but con- tinued with same firm until 1901, since alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Club: University. Recreation: golf. Home: 6416 Monroe Av. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.

COOLIDGE, Frank Wellington, draperies, furni- ture coverings; b. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 30, 1853; s. John K. and Catherine M. (Hedgeland) Coolidge; ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati; m. Inez B. Hastings, of Sandusky, O., Dec. 18, 1884; children: Frank Wel- lington, Jr., John Kittredge, Wellington, Hastings (died 1901). Began in photograph business in Cin- cinnati, 1872; then with J. L. Wayne & Sons, hard- ware, 10 yrs .; traveled for Gibson, Parrish & Co., of Chicago, hdqrs, in Detroit, Mich., 1880 until firm failed, 1889; associated, 1889, with Lussky, Payne & Co., successors of Gibson, Parrish & Co., and be- came mem. of firm: title changed to Lussky, White & Coolidge, incorporated, 1910, jobbers of cabinet hardware and upholstery material, of which has since been vice pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Mem. of William B. Warren Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; York Chapter, R.A.M .; St. Bernard Commandery, K.T .; Oriental Consistory : Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Club: Kenilworth, Recreation: fishing. Home: Ken- ilworth, Ill. Office: 65-71 W. Lake St., Chicago.

COOLEY, Edwin Gilbert, educator; b. at Straw- berry Point, la., Mar. 12, 1857; s. Gilbert and Mar- tha Cooley; student State Univ. of la .; Ph. B., Univ. of Chicago. 1895; life diploma as teacher in la., 1889; (LL.D., Univ. of 111., 1905); m. Lydia A. Stan- ley, of Strawberry Point, Ia., Jan. 1, 1878; children: Bertha, Susie, Dean, Bessie, Gilbert, Edwin. Began COOLIDGE, Walter Griggs, engineer; b. Brook- line, Mass., Feb. 23, 1844; s. David S. and Caroline (Griggs) Coolidge; B.S., Lawrence Scientific Sch. ( Harvard), 1x63; m. Spring Valley, N. J., Nov. teaching in la., 1879; supt. schs., Cresco, la., 1885- 91, Aurora, 111., 1891-3; prin. high sch., LaGrange, 111., 1893-1900; supt. schs., Chicago, 1900-9; pres. D. C. Heath & Co., Boston, Mar. 1, 1909-10; ednl. 26, 1872, Georgette Robinson; children: Winthrop,

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Constance, Helen, Louisa (deceased), Hazel. Asst. Cooper; attended pub. schs. and completed his edn. engr. on the Hoosac Tunnel, 1864-6; asst. engr. C., by home study; unmarried. Engaged in business R.I.&P.R.R., Chicago, 1869; then engr. Am. Bridge as a wholesale dealer in tobacco and cigars; took active interest in politics and was pres. of the 12th Ward Republican Club; clerk of Probate Court of Cook Co., 1894-8; was admitted to bar and has since been engaged in active practice; formerly sr. mem, law firm of Cooper & Wolfe, now practicing alone. Home: 2440 W. Taylor St. Office: 105 N. Clark St. Co. until 1879; mem. firm of Rust & Coolidge, 1879- 84, and of W. G. Coolidge & Co., 1884-8, engrs. and bridge bldrs .; pres. and treas. Chicago Copper Re- fining Co., 1888-1911 (retired). Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs. Republican. Club: Union League. Home: 4752 Kimbark Av.

COON, Albert Edson, mfr. of collars and cuffs. Removed to South Bend, Ind. (See vol. 1911.)

COONES, George Duncan, heating and ventilat- ing; b. Toronto, Ont., Can., Sept. 18, 1849; s. Nich- olas and Margaret (Macdonald) Coones; ed. pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Mary D. Carr, of Chi- cago, Nov. 29, 1888; 1 daughter, Margaret. Began in the heating and ventilating business as a boy with Albert Willey, until 1876; mgr. for Murray Bros. in same line, 1876-91; with the Hart & Crouse Co., mfrs. of heating apparatus, Utica, N.Y., since 1891, and mgr. Chicago branch of the company since 1899. Democrat. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Home: 6040 Princeton Av. Office: 155 N. Clark St.

COONLEY, Avery; b. Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 10, 1870; s. John Clark and Lydia Arms (Avery) Coon- ley; A.B., Harvard, 1894; student Mass. Inst. Tech., 1894-5; m. Queene Ferry, of Detroit, Mich., 1901; 1 daughter, Elizabeth Ferry (b. 1903), Began in mfg. business with Nat. Malleable Castings Co .; later in publishing business several years; actively inter- ested in and dir. of the C B Live Stock Co., Chi- cago; also dir. Coonley Mfg. Co., Clyde, Ill. Mem. Bd. of Commrs. of Cook Co., 1912-14. Progressive. Christian Scientist; constitutes the Christian Sci- ence Com. on Publication for Ill. since 1914. Trus- tee Gads Hill Center (social settlement). Mem. Pi Eta (Harvard). Clubs: Union League, University, Harvard, City. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 220 and 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

COONLEY, Henry Ellis, law and real estate; b. Alcove (formerly Stephensville), Albany Co., N. Y., Jan. 16, 1865; s. George Traver and Ann B. Ste- phens) Coonley; descendant of old Colonial ances- try of N. Y .; prep. edn. high sch., Chenoa, Ill .; Wes- leyan Univ., Bloomington, 111 .; San Diego (Cal.) Business Coll .: LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1907, and admitted to bar same year; m. Gertrude A. Bullard, of Ill., Aug. 21, 1887; children: Edith Gertrude, George Theron, Marjorie H. Taught sch. in Ill. 6 yrs .; in mercantile business, San Diego, Cal., 1887-97; entered real estate business in Chi- cago, 1897, also engaged in practice of law; mgr. loan dept. Berkshire Life Ins. Co. since 1916. Mem. Chicago Plan Commn. First pres. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Presbyterian. Mem. Irving Literary Soc. Club: City. Recreations: fishing, photography. Home: 6055 Harper Av. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.

COONLEY, Howard, mfr. Removed to Boston. (See vol. 1911.)

COONLEY, John Stuart, mfg. and ranching; b. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 20, 1872; s. John Clark and Lydia Arms ( Avery ) Coonley; A.B., Harvard, 1895; m. Louise Sherwood, d. Frederic W. Root, of Chi- cago, June 12, 1895; 3 children: Lydia Avery, John Stuart, Jr., Frances Root. Pres. C B Live Stock Co .; sec., treas. Coonley Mfg. Co. (Clyde, Ill.) ; pres. Crosbyton (Tex.) Southplains Townsite Co .; dir. III. Mfrs' Casualty Assn. Mem. exec. com. Legis- lative Voters' League several years. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: University, City, Har- vard. Home: 1245 Astor St., Chicago. Office: Cicero, Cook Co., III.

COONLEY, Prentiss Loomis, mfr .; b. Chicago, July 10, 1880; s. of John Clark and Lydia Arms (Avery) Coonley; prep. edn. Chicago Latin Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1903; m. Mary Lord, of Chicago, Nov. 15, 1905; children: Alice Lord, Eleanor. Ac- tively identified with Coonley Mfg. Co., mfrs. enameled ware, 1903-5; vice pres. Link Belt Co. since 1905; also vice pres. Coonley Mfg. Co. and sec. and treas. Electric Steel Co. Republican. Epis- copalian. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, University, Casino. Recreation: polo. Home: Lake Forest, III. Office: 329 W. 39th St., Chicago.

COOPER, Abijah Orrin, lawyer; b. Burlington, Ia., Mar. 9, 1858; 8. Edwin H. and Agnes C. ( Abbey)

COOPER, Henry Noble, vice pres. FitzSimmons & Connell Dredge and Dock Co .; b. Salem, Ill., May 2, 1861; s. John E. and Helen E. (Noble) Cooper; ed. common and high schs. and later taught sch .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1885; m. Julia L. Par- dee, Apr. 24, 1888; children: Theron Pardee, Ken- neth Lupton, Elizabeth, Henry N., Jr. Practiced law, 1885-7; then engaged in real estate business and has been identified with a large number of im- portant deals, operating for personal account and for others; vice pres. FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co., contractors for pub, works, since 1909; also vice pres. Hydraulic Sand & Transit Co .; sec. Lake Shore Drive Improvement Assn. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Club: City, Recreation: golf. Home: 737 Bittersweet Pl. Of- fice: 10 S. LaSalle St.

COOPER, John Sidney, commission merchant in horses and mules; b. Chicago, Mar., 1842; s. John Wellington and Mary ( Murphy ) Cooper; ed. Wilder Sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1868, Mary Walsh (died Feb. 3, 1880) ; children: Robert Walsh, Mary Grace (deceased). Began as brakeman on the I.C.R.R., and afterward passenger conductor on the C.&A.R.R. for 14 yrs .; engaged as a contractor for street cleaning for 14 yrs. and then established harns at 321 Indiana St., from which conducts gen. teaming business, working 150 horses; engaged in a strictly commn, business for the sale of horses and mules at the Chicago Union Stock Yards since 1885. Democrat. Clubs: Iroquois, Saddle and Sir- loin, South Shore Country. Home: 54 E. Elm St. Office: 1 Dexter Park Av., Union Stock Yards.

COOPER, Joseph Iredell, bank cashier; b. Polo, Ill., June 15, 1863; s. Bolivar and Mary ( Iredell) Cooper; ed. pub. schs., Polo, and Phila., Pa .; m. Sarah E. Parish, of Washington, D.C., June 15, 1911. Has been identified with the Ill. Trust & Sav- ings Bank since 1882; successively receiving teller, paying teller, gen. clerk, asst. cashier, 1902-13, cashier since 1913. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Art Inst. of Chicago (life), Clubs: Bankers', South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: golf, gardening. Home: Flossmoor, Ill. Office: 233 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

COOPER, Joseph R. W., lawyer; b. Toledo, O., Jan. 16, 1873; s. William M. and Rebecca (Wil- liams) Cooper; great-great-grandson of John Langdon, Revolutionary gov. of N.H. and first pres, U.S. Senate; ed. Mohegan Lake (N.Y.) Sch .; Berke- ley Sch., Providence, R.I .; grad. J. H. Morse's Sch., N.Y. City, 1889; Columbia Coll., class of 1893 (non- grad.); m. Clara M. Munding, of Toledo, O., Mar, 15, 1904; 1 son, George Langdon. Mem, staff of To- ledo Blade (founded by grandfather, Joseph R. Williams) 5 yrs., successively city editor, news editor, legislative and polit. corr .; deputy collector U.S. internal revenue, Toledo, 1893; admitted to bar, 1895; served 1 term as judge City Court, To- ledo, 1897-1900, being presiding judge at time of its organization (declined reelection); associated in practice with L. C. Cole and Brand Whitlock ( now minister to Belgium), title of Cole, Whitlock & Cooper; councilman at large, Toledo, 1903-5, pres., 1905; led successful fight in City Council against renewal of street car franchise during mayoralty of Samuel M. Jones; a leader in inde- pendent movement in Toledo which controlled the municipal govt. for 16 yrs .; with Whitlock had large criminal practice in northwestern Ohio; re- moved to Chicago, 1911, and has since appeared in many criminal causes; prof. criminal law, John Marshall Law Sch. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., III. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Chapter of Delta Phi. Democrat and non-partisan; was mem. Non-Partisan and Fusion Com., Chicago, 1915. Uni- tarian. Clubs: City, Delta Phi of Middle West, Irish Fellowship. Has been a contbr. to newspa-

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pers on various topics; author of an article on Prison Conditions that attracted considerable com- ment. Recreation: politcial history. Home: 444 E. 46th St. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

COOPER, William Dayton, real estate; 1846-July 2, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

COOPER, William Fenimore, judge; b. Peters- burg, Va., Aug. 4, 1860; s. John W. and Fanny Ag- nes (Bass) Cooper; ed. schs. at Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C .; St. Matthews Inst., Washing- ton: Sadler's Southern Coll., Baltimore; LL.B., Co- lumbian Univ. Law Sch., Washington, 1880, LL. M., 1881; m. Chicago, Feb. 25, 1895, Kate M. Adams. As boy was page in the U.S. Ho. of Rep., and later to Supreme Court of U.S. under Chief Justice Waite, and, 1876-7, to the electoral commn. apptd. to decide the Hayes-Tilden presidential contro- versy. Admitted to bar, 1881; came to Chicago and engaged in gen. practice; master in chancery Cir- cuit Court of Cook Co., 1892-1910; elected judge Superior Court of Cook Co., Nov., 1910; present term expires, 1922. Dem. nominee for justice Su- preme Court of Ill., 1906. Residence: Newberry Hotel. Address: 805 County Bldg.

COOPER, William Tweed, president Hoops Tea Co .; b. N. Y. City, June 1, 1869; s. William Coe and Emma Louise (Renton) Cooper; ed. New York Univ. to jr. year; m. Catherine Polan, of Montreal, Can., Oct. 17, 1898; 3 children: Warren Polan, Wil- liam Russell, Edna Corinne. Engaged in tea busi- ness at Chicago since 1898; pres. Hoops Tea Co. Mason, Odd Fellow. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (dir. 1914), Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country. Home: 644 Woodland Park. Office: 3513 S. Halsted Street.

COPE, Henry Frederick, educator; h. at London, Eng., June 17, 1870; s. Albert and Elizabeth (Da- vies) Cope; ed. elementary schs., London, Govt. Boys' Sch., Enfield, S. Kensington, Dept. Sciences and Arts, London, and pvt. tutors; came to U.S., 1891; studied theology, Southern Bapt. Theol. Sem., Louisville, Ky .; A.B., Ripon Coll., 1908; (hon. A.M., Oberlin Coll., 1911; D.D., Washburn Coll., 1911); m. Elizabeth Erwin, of Hornby, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1893. Ordained Bapt. ministry. 1893; pastor Rochester, N. Y., 1894-5, Plano, Ill., 1895-8, Dillon, Mont., 1898- 1903; engaged in teaching and spl. lit. work, Chi- cago, 1903-4; asst. sec., 1905-7, gen, sec., since Feb. 7, 1907, of Religious Edn. Assn. Editor Religious Education (mag.) since 1906. Author or editor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Clubs: Union League, City, Chicago Lit- erary. Home: 5523 University Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.

COPELAND, Adolph, display equipment; b. Rus- sia, Oct. 15, 1871; s. Jacob and Sarah R. (Brown) Copeland; ed. pub. schs. of Russia, also Normal Sch .; obtained teacher's certificate and taught sch. in old country; studied medicine; m. Fannie D. Lewison, Mar. 18, 1902; children: David (by previ- ous marriage), Isidore, Ruth, Arnold and Evelyn. Came to U.S., 1888; taught sch. in U.S. 3 yrs .; set- tled in Chicago, 1896; became connected, 1897, with the Superior Brass & Fixture Co., mfrs. of display equipment for all classes of stores and shops, and has been pres. and treas. of the company since its organization. Pres. Chicago br. Jewish Theol. Sem. of America, 1917; mem. bd. dirs. Hebrew Federated Charities; pres. Hebrew Sheltering Home. Repub- lican. Recreations: social and settlement work. Home: 1117 Independence Boul. Office: 316-318 and factory at 733 W. Jackson Boul.

COPELAND, Frederick Kent, president Sullivan Machinery Co .; b. Lexington, Mass., Aug. 22, 1855; s. Robert Morris and Josephine G. (Kent) Cope- land; C.E., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1876; m. Anna L. Boyd, of Monroe, Mich., Dec. 7, 1884; 2 children: Margaret Boyd (Mrs. N. H. Blatchford, Jr.), Fred- erick Winsor. With operating dept. C., B.&Q.R.R .. 1876-8; coal mining engr. in lowa, 1878-80; retired on account of ill health, 1880-2; mining engring. in Colo., 1882-4; organized Diamond Prospect Co., 1884, which was merged with the Sullivan Ma- chinery Co., 1892, mining and quarrying machin- ery, of which is pres. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining En- grs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs.

Trustee Corpn. Mass. Inst. Tech. 4 yrs .; trustee Village of Winnetka 1 yr. Democrat. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago; Engineers' (Chicago and New York). Recreations: gardening, golf. Home: Win- netka, 111. Office: 413 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.

COPELAND, Thomas Agar, wool; b. Chicago, Sept. 12, 1876; s. William and Elizabeth (Eyre) Copeland; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Nellie E. Rogers, of Chicago, June 15, 1902; children: Vir- ginia, John, Gertrude, Thomas. Formerly with Swift & Co., Chicago; identified with the wool business since 1897, now pres. Chicago Wool Co .; also pres. Claybourne Wool Scouring Co. Mem. 111. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn, Commerce. Club: Wil- mette Country. Home: 807 Ashland Av., Wilmette, 111. Office: 18 W. Austin Av., Chicago.

COPELAND, William Lowry, M.D .; b. St. Cathar- ines, Ont., Jan. 7, 1851; s. William Lowry and Dency Prudence (Moore) Copeland; ed. pub. schs. of St. Catharines; M. D., McGill Coll., Montreal, 1872, and passed examination of Ontario Coll. of Phys. and Surg. same year; spent a year in Lon- don hosps. and obtained degree of M. R. C. S., Lon- don; m. Mary St. John, of St. Catharines, 1875; children: Mand, Belle. Began practice at St. Cath- arines, 1873; removed to Chicago, 1879; mem. dis- pensary staff Coll. Phys, and Surg. for about 5 yrs. after its establishment; apptd., 1892, attending physician to Cook Co. Hosp., and in 1884, prof. anatomy, Coll. of Dental Surgery; prof. anatomy, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery, 1906. Mem. A. M. A., Chicago Med. Soc. Democrat, Presby- terian. Mem. Royal League, North Am. Union. Home: 3148 Warren Av. Office: 25 E. Washington Street.

COPELAND, William Monroe, lawyer; b. Kent, Ind., Aug. 16, 1859; s. Dr. William H, and Ladema H. (Chambers) Copeland; ed. pub. schs. of Ind., Inde- pendence Acad., Ky., Hanover Coll, and U.S. Mil. Acad. at West Point; m. Miss Clara E. Bruning, of Madison, Ind., Sept. 23, 1885. Admitted to bar, Aug., 1880; elected mem. Ind. House of Rep. at 22, being the youngest man ever elected to that body, and served two terms (1882-6) ; mem. of Ways and Means and other coms .; chmn. of Joint House and Senate Com. apptd. to visit overflowed cities and towns of Ohio River Valley during great flood of 1883, and made report from personal inspection of flooded district, which resulted in the legisla- ture appropriating $100,000 for the flood sufferers; was the pioneer, 1885, in the movement for the appmt. of a state commn. to select a uniform sys- tem of sch. books to be used throughout the state, and provided by the state at cost and to the poor free; this movement has since become general throughout the country, and has saved millions of dollars to the people of the U.S. At session of 1885 placed in nomination the Republican candi- date for the U.S. Senate, Gov. Albert G. Porter, and made the principal speech in his behalf in the House of Representatives. Practiced law at Madi- son, Ind., 1882-94; removed to Chicago, 1894, and was mem. law firm of Charlton & Copeland, 1894- 1904; has practiced alone since 1904, largely in the federal courts in many states; his clients being located in nearly every country of Europe as well as in North and South America; has won cases that had previously been lost by some of the most distinguished lawyers in U.S. and England. Mem. Chicago Assn. of West Pointers. Republican. Ma- son (32', K. T., Shriner). Has delivered lectures over country on Foreign Travel and other sub- jects. He and his wife are lovers of art and have traveled together extensively abroad, Mrs. Cope- land being an artist and has studied under noted European artists. Home: 4458 Oakenwald Av. Of- fice: 39 S. LaSalle St.

COPPENS, Charles, educator; b. Turnhout, Bel- gium, May 24, 1835; s. Peter Hubert and Caroline (Vaes) Coppens; ed. St. Joseph's Coll., Turnhout; St. Louis Univ .; Fordham Univ., New York; joined Soc. of Jesus, 1853. Prof. Latin and Greek, St. Louis Univ., 1855-9, St. Xavier Coll., Cincinnati, 1859-62, Normal Sch., Florissant, Mo., 1865-75; prof. Latin, Greek and English, St. Louis Univ., 1875-80; pres. St. Mary's Coll., Kan., 1881-4; prof.

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philosophy, Detroit Coll., 1886-91, Creighton Univ., Acad., Delafield, Wis., S.B., Univ. of Chicago, Omaha, 1836-1905; lectured meanwhile on med. jur- isprudence, later in Chicago; now prof, philosophy and history of philosophy, Loyola Univ., Chicago. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 1076 W. 12th St.

CORBIN, C(alvin) Dana, wholesale grocer; b. at Chicago; s. Calvin Rich and Caroline Elizabeth (Fairfield) Corbin; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Mary McKay, of Detroit, Mich. Identified with the wholesale grocery trade since entering business life; in employ of Corbin, May & Co., until that company was reorganized as Corbin, Sons & Co., 1898, when became a mem. of the firm. Was mem. Ist Inf. I.N.G. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 20 W. Burton Pl. Office: 421 W. Erie St.

CORBIN, Calvin Rich, wholesale grocer; Feb. 12, 1832-May 2, 1913. ( See vol. 1911. )

CORBOY, Michael Joseph, president M. J. Cor- boy Co .; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 7, 1848; ed. pub. schs., Brooklyn; m. Isabelle Waller, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1883. Came to Chicago from Brooklyn, and began as gasfitter for E. Baggot & Co., ad- vancing to position of supt .; entered plumbing business on own account, 1871, now pres. and treas. M. J. Corboy Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Home: 4742 Grand Boul. Office: 178 W. Randolph St.

CORBUS, Budd Clarke, M.D., surgeon; b. LaSalle, Ill., July 22, 1876; s. Dr. Josephus R. and Sarah (Angle) Corbus; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1897: M. D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1901; m. Gertrude Pitkin, of Benton Harbor, Mich., Dec. 15, 1903; 1 son, Budd Clarke, Jr. Mem, house staff of Alexian Brothers' Hosp., 1902-3, now attending uri- nary surgeon same; asst. prof. genito-urinary dis- eases, Coll. of Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.) until 1913; now instr. genito-urinary surgery, Rush Med. Coll. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A. M. A., Am. Urol. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Urol. Soc. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Collaborator Cabot's American Text- Book on Urology. Contbr. many articles to med. jours. Recreations: swimming, golf, gardening. Home: Evanston, 111. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.

CORKELL, Paul, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Mar. 22, 1887; s. Thomas W. and Vera (McDermott) Cork- ell; grad. Myra Bradwell Grammar Sch .; Hyde Park High Sch .; Lewis Inst .; Northwestern Univ. School of Commerce; Barrett Inst .; LL. B., Chicago- Kent Coll, of Law, 1912; unmarried. Admitted to lll. bar, 1912, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Holmes, Mix, Corkell & Ingraham. Republican. Catholic. Phi Delta Phi, Phi Chi; pioneer mem. Paulist Choristers. Home: 7134 Euclid Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

CORLIES, Edgar Luyster, fire underwriter; Feb. 25, 1867-Jan. 10, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

CORNEAU, Addison, banker ; b. Toledo, O., Feb. 3, IS77; s. William B. and Susan ( Addison) Corneau; ed. pub. schs. of Springfield, Ill .; m. London, Eng., Catherine Grey Roberts, of Springfield, Ill., June 20, 1910; I daughter, Suzanne Addison, In employ Ridgely Nat. Bank, Springfield, Ill., 1892-1902; cash- ier, dir. N. Side State Savings Bank, 1902-7; asst. cashier Western Trust & Savings Bank, 1907-11; asst. cashier Central Trust Co. of Ill. since 1911. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Bankers', Skokie Country. Home: 805 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 125 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

CORNELIUS, Mary Ann, author; b. at Pontiac, Mich., Sept. 25, 1829; d. Lewis Whiting and Elvira ( Bagley ) Mann; ed. Pontiac, Mich .; m. at Pontiac, Mich., Samuel Cornelius, D.D., 1850 (now de- ceased). Has been extensively engaged in philan- thropic work; has given a free reading room and free circulating library. Author: Little Wolf, 1880; Uncle Nathan's Farm, 1897; The White Flame, 1900: Why? or, A Kansas Girl's Query, 1905. Ad- dress: 6500 Kenwood Av.

CORNELL, Edward Lyman, M.D .; b. Chicago, Aug. 9, 1>>3; S. Adna Jerome and Emma (Devine) Cor- nell; ed. pub, grammar sch .; S.B., St. John's Mil.

1907; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1910; m. Mabelle Jane Cass, of Chicago, Sept. 16, 1913; 1 son, Edward Lyman, Jr. Mem, staff Chicago Lying-in Hosp .; of Chicago); Nu Sigma Nu (Rush Med. Coll.). clinic Stock Yards branch, Chicago Lying-in Hosp. Dispensary; demonstrator in obstetrics, North- western Univ. Med. Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Kappa Sigma (Univ. Mem. 1st Regt. 111, N.G. Hosp. Corps, 1907-8. Ma- son (Golden Rule Lodge No. 726). Club: Chicago Motor. Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 7204 Emerald Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

CORNELL, John Evans; b. Chicago, Aug. 1, 1862; s. Paul and Helen (Gray) Cornell; ed. Univ. of Chi- cago and Univ. of Mich. (B.A., IS84) ;LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1886; m. Chicago, Il1., June 22, 1892, Katharine Spear; children: Katharine, John Evans, Jr., Elizabeth (deceased), Grace El- dredge. Engaged in practice of law, 1886-90; then became associated with his father in the manage- ment of his large property interests, of which lat- ter the Hyde Park Hotel is a part; assumed full management of the estate of his father upon the death of the latter in 1904; has also been mgr. of the Hyde Park Hotel; sec. Bates Valve Bag Co. Republican. Club: Homewood Golf. Home: Grand Crossing, Chicago. Office: 1834, 332 S. Michigan Av.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1917, Part 51

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782